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Event at Gyuto Vajrayana Center - Updated 1 July 2006

GYUTO VAJRAYANA CENTER

July Calendar 2006

Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Rinpoche gives his first teaching at the Center
Sunday         July 2         7 pm - 9 pm

H.H. the Dalai Lama’s Birthday
Long Life Prayer for His Holiness Guru Puja (Tsog Offering)
Thursday         July 6         7 pm - 9 pm

Farewell Potluck for the Returning Monks
Sunday         July 9         4 pm - 6 pm

So-Jong (Confession Ceremony for the ordained Sangha)
Monday         July 10         9 am - 10 am

Medicine Buddha Puja for Healing
Tuesday July 11         7 pm - 8 pm

Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching)
Thursday         July 13         7 pm - 9 pm

Six-Armed Mahakala Puja
Friday         July 14         9 am - 12 pm

Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Sunday         July 16         7 pm - 9 pm

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering)
Thursday July         20         7 pm - 8 pm

So-Jong (Confession Ceremony for ordained Sangha)
Tuesday         July 24         9 am - 10 am

Tara Puja for Long Life
Tuesday         July 25         7 pm - 8 pm

Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching)
Thursday         July 27         7 pm - 9 pm

16 Arhats Puja
Saturday         July 29         7 pm - 8 pm

Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Sunday         July 30         7 pm - 9 pm

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

Farewell Potluck for the Returning Monks

Although it is with some sadness that we report that Ven. Lobsang Dorje, Ven. Sonam, Ven. Tashi and Ven. Konchok

will be leaving us, we are happy that they will be headed back to their beloved home monastery in India after their almost two year service in San Jose and Minnesota. We will miss Ven. Sonam’s clear-minded discussion on topics of Dharma, Ven. Tashi’s sonorous chanting voice and Ven. Lobsang’s uplifting presence. We wish them all long-life and success with their practice and sincerely thank them for their dedicated service and kindness to us all. Please join us on July 9 at 4 PM to say goodbye before they board their plane for India. Everyone is invited to join this farewell potluck party. Please information please contact our coordinators; Manivanh (408) 494-1561, daytime and Thu Trang (408) 528 8165, evening.

So-Jong (Confession Ceremony for the ordained Sangha)

Within the Buddhist tradition every fifteen days (based on the lunar calendar) Buddhist monasteries and nunneries hold a confession ceremony to restore all broken pledges and to reaffirm their vows. This is a ceremony specifically for ordained Sangha members and all Sangha members are welcome to join us at the Gyuto Center. This particular ceremony is not designed for lay members and they are not required to attend this practice.

16 Arhats Puja

With this puja we call upon Shakyamuni Buddha and the 16 Arhats to continue to shower their compassion and protection upon sentient beings in samsara and ask them not to pass into nirvana. We praise the 16 Arhats who have attained freedom from the cycle of suffering and pray that they bless our glorious gurus with long lives and ask for their help so that the Dharma may flourish everywhere. Participants can bring fruits, cookies, flowers, candles, etc. for the altar.

The Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching)

The Lam Rim (graduated path to enlightenment) is a special set of instructions that includes all the essential teachings of the Buddha. These instructions are easy to understand and practice, and can readily be applied to solving the problems of one's everyday life. Rinpoche will be giving this teaching every other Thursday night and everyone is welcome. There are no fees for the teachings but donations are most welcome.

Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life

These teachings on the bodhisattva's deeds are based on the great Indian master Shantideva's inspirational verses on Mahayana aspiration and practice. In the whole of Tibetan Buddhism there is no single text more deeply revered nor widely practiced than this one. This teaching will be held every other Sunday night and everyone is welcome.

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering)

This profound invocation ritual and offering to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is traditionally practiced on the 10th and 25th day of the lunar calendar. It is a commitment for those practicing Highest Yoga Tantra and restores vows and pledges. Everyone is welcome to attend. Taking part in the Guru Puja we reaffirm our vow to become enlightened so as to help all suffering beings. You are welcome to bring fruit, cookies, flowers, candles, etc. to offer.

BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE TO INDIA,

NOVEMBER 9 – 25, 2006

Ven. Thupten Donyo is organizing a Buddhist pilgrimage to India in which we will visit all the holy sites of the Buddha in India. The pilgrimage will last 18 days. We will also visit Dharamsala for a possible audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama or His Holiness the 17th Karmapa at the Gyuto Monastery.

This is our last announcement for the pilgrimage to India. We still have some room and if anyone would like to join the pilgrimage to India, please contact Ven. Donyo at (408) 926-9430 or email: info@gyutocenter.org as soon as possible for registration. There is $500.00 non-refundable deposit and without a deposit the registration will not be confirmed. There will be limited people accepted for the pilgrimage. No reservation will be accepted after August 30, 2006. For detail information about the pilgrimage please log on to our website at: www.gyutocenter.org

NEW GYUTO CENTER WEBSITE

We are very happy to announce that we have launched a new website for the Gyuto Vajrayana Center. Our Director, Ven. Thupten Donyo has been hoping to create new and improved websites for both the Gyuto Monastery and the Gyuto Center for quite some time but was unable to find a volunteer to help design them. Additionally, the Center needed a highly professional website for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's upcoming visit to the Bay Area. Fortunately, Wolfgang Saumweber, an old Gyuto friend, heard that we were in dire need of a website designer and generously offered his time and the use of all the necessary software. Through the help of Wolfgang and other Gyuto Center students including Sally-Ann and Nigel, who began working with the content, we now have a beautiful new website look with a rich array of dharma information and sacred images. We are not yet completely finished as there are more details to be added, however Ven Donyo wants to express his deep appreciation to Wolfgang, as well as to Sally-Ann, Cyndee, Wendy, Vincent and Nigel for their help with the vision, design and content. Thank you all.

Thank you.

Ven. Thupten Donyo

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May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes.
May all sentient beings be free from suffering and its causes.
May all sentient beings never be separated from sorrowless bliss.
May all sentient beings abide in equanimity free of bias, attachment and anger.

Gyuto Vajrayana Center
1439 Old Piedmont Rd.
San Jose, CA 95132
Tel: (408) 926 9430
Fax: (408) 272 1275
Email: gyutovc@aol.com
Website: http://www.gyutocenter.org

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